As someone who grew up in Washington, D.C. and her suburbs, I have a reasonable respect for the law. I also grew up wearing combat boots, drove a car held together with duct tape and listened to hardcore feminist rock bands.

So it’s safe to say that I also have a strong disregard for the “establishment” and am suspicious of charismatic authority figures.

I’ve been in healthy relationships, as well as ones that were fairly toxic. This Anusara scandal is not my first rodeo.

The assertion that ignorance of basic yoga history is generating distress and upheaval among many within the yoga world is mildly offensive. The notion that we ignore the hidden “Tantric agenda” and therefore are open to “libidinal surprise” is a gross misrepresentation of the many people who chose to teach, practice and study yoga because of the immense benefits that have nothing to do with how awesome my ass will look in yoga pants or how my husband won’t ever need Viagra.

I don’t practice yoga in the hopes that it will make me better in the sack. I practice yoga because it makes me feel good about myself. God forbid, we women should feel good about ourselves, ever.

Yoga has undeniably opened my hips, but more importantly the practice of yoga offered to me with enormous integrity by my own teachers, has taught me how to stand up for myself and to be a leader. If the “consequence” of this is that yoga also makes my physical relationship with my husband more electric, neither one of us is complaining.

The yoga I endeavor to teach contains the tools for my students to stand up for what they believe in, to make choices with dignity, to create healthy boundaries of their own and to love themselves without hesitation.

Photo: Naomi Gottlieb-Miller

If my students feel better after class than when they walked in, I believe I’ve done my job. If this encourages them to enjoy a more active and exciting sex life, I couldn’t be happier for the fireworks that yoga brings into their bedrooms or kitchens or the backseats of their cars, for that matter.

My real interest is to witness how this practice that encourages transformation and awakening consciousness, can also increase our integrity and accountability.

Basically, if we can learn to make confident, conscious choices on our yoga mats, can those choices also translate to similar decisions in life off the mat?

The truth is that John Friend’s indiscretions have nothing to do with the unsubstantiated claim that yoga began as a sex cult.

Nor do they have anything to do with the suggestion that he was worshiped as a yoga rock star guru by his students. His indiscretions, as well as those of the many other power abusers in history, have everything to do with his poor choices today.

When we continue to view yoga from the vantage of its origin and don’t offer the opportunity for evolution, we remain steadfastly in the futility of the past and we continue to hold the future hostage.

Just because the source of something might be a little smudged doesn’t mean that it’s current incarnation is poisonous. Or that all those people who choose to teach, practice or study yoga are snakes.

I don’t believe in Guru’s. I never have.

Maybe it’s a D.C. thing. Maybe I just recognize that we are all human and that it’s that humanity which is more appealing to me than a person’s contention that they possess a more direct line to God than I do.

Gurus give me the willies. Especially when they’re put into the context that so many people, including the current crop of yoga critics, have lately: a charismatic spiritual leader who dispenses feel-good aphorisms and is pedestal-ized by his many followers who blindly sell their lives away for a moment in his sunshine.

This does not describe my yoga experience. I personally believe that anyone can wear the mantle of Guru, but I tend to listen more closely to those who don’t.

I don’t believe in Gurus, but I do believe in wise women and men as leaders, sages, heroes, free thinkers, torchbearers, paradigm shifters, trail blazers and truth seekers. Some of these people are my friends; some are my teachers; two are my parents. Some of these folks I agree with and others I don’t. But I steadfastly believe that the key to radically affirming your life and living your truth has to do with how well we listen to one another and how skillful we become at disseminating that knowledge on our own.

The idolatry model of the guru is entirely unappealing to me. It’s not in our best interest as teachers or as students to perpetuate this unhealthy paradigm because it doesn’t seek to enlighten or uplift, but instead to keep “disciples” in their places, forever beholden to the guru myth.

This isn’t yoga, in my humble opinion.

The word, “guru,” has many definitions in Sanskrit, but one of the most common is, “brings one from darkness into light.”

Anything, anyone can illuminate you. Retain your right to drag yourself out of the darkness sometimes. Make the light we each possess a shared quantity within our communities rather than used as spiritual ransom.

Can we instead learn the art of listening, collaborating and empowering one another instead of just empowering the “one?”

If yoga is going to survive, the only answer is, yes.

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Editor: Brianna Bemel

Naomi Gottlieb-Miller is a Washington, D.C. based yoga teacher known for her ability to creatively weave everything from pop culture references to comic book superheroes to Tantric philosophy into her yoga classes. She is inspired by the notion that yoga exists everywhere including the kitchen, in traffic, in the grocery store, at a rock concert and deep in the woods—you simply have to uncover it and bring it into the light. When she’s not in a handstand, Naomi is likely in the extolling the virtues of avocados, chocolate and kale to anyone who will listen, including her dog, who incidentally doesn’t seem to care.

Though I agree with you, it's not that the origins are smudged, it's that the people it now currently attracts, essentially narcissists of the highest order, have also tainted it from it's possible benefits to the benefits of the one, just as you stated.

I really don't know anything about Anusara except what I've read about the past few weeks. Actually I didn't know about the "scandal" until I saw a link on NYTimes.com and then read more about it. I really don't trust gurus either but I find all this fascinating. I mean the psychological dynamics of the scandal. I remember seeing a video of John Friend one time and just after listening to him talk thought he was a fake. Just look at him too. Honestly, he doesn't really even look the part…

Anyway, what really bothers me about this scandal is how all of the "senior" Anusara teachers supported his indiscretions and hypocrisy for so long. I can see how JF got caught up in all this. He had all these really attractive women almost worshipping him so I see how he gave in to the temptations. Hopefully all of this has been therapeutic for him. But how can anyone ever trust these senior teachers again? How can they take themselves seriously as teachers of yoga? They seemed to be ascending to the rock-star status themselves with all their Anusara workshops and Yoga Journal conferences around the globe so maybe they were caught up in this fame and fortune as well. I tend to think that they all had a vested interest in the success of Anusara yoga and therefore were willing to overlook many things and disregard their intuition. Then when the evidence of his hypocrisy became overbearing they finally listened to their intuition and resigned.

One thing about all of this – Cannot one can judge the tree by its fruit?? The fruit of the Anusara tree seems fairly poisonous to me…

To help with this guru rebellion I offer this. AMMA the hugging saint. She is an enlightened yogic saint, who millions consider a Guru. http://www.amma.org/ To my knowledge she has no scandals following her. She has done amazing things all over the world and she does an American tour every year and has open darshan where she hugs thousands or tens of thousands of people.

If you are saying that gurus do not exist or that you do not believe in the myth without actually being in the presence of one, then how can you so firmly renounce them? Read about her, go get a hug, do a workshop, and then you can denounce them having at least met one.

Lastly, Gurus realized the practices of yoga, if you don’t believe in them then don’t teach yoga, teach acrobatic classes that enhance you libido and make the students feel good. Call it NA GO MA.

[…] Another contributing factor to inappropriate student-teacher relationships is an often unacknowledged power relationship. This is particularly true in Zen Buddhism where the relationship between teacher and student is very intimate. Teachings are given in private interviews, and Zen students often look to their teachers in order to validate their meditative experiences. Tibetan Buddhism also has intimate teacher-student relationships where male Tibetan lamas hold positions of authority, their followers demonstrating deference greater than that in many other forms of Buddhism in the west. Similarly, the guru-disciple relationship in yoga encourages the same sort of unwavering devotion. […]

Harleigh Quinn aka Shiva Bodhi Dharma
Shiva Bodhi Dharma The problem is each other usually turns into a HUGE disappointment.
22 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes you dont have the right people in your life then
22 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma Meh. What was it that was said in the dark knight? You live long enough to be seen either as a hero or a tyrant?
Well, I have known people way too long.
I've sort of learned the solution is to know no one.
Just really not care.
Then you can't be disappointed. 😉
22 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes I choose to care but not expect anything in return which leaves me pleasently surprised. you have a very pessemistic view on life. remember it works both ways with projection.
22 hours ago · Like
Adam Brown The veil we view others through is sometimes our own tendencies. Perhaps you care to know no one because then you can't disappoint anyone.
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Laurie AkaMom Overbey i am sooo there shiva!
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma I know, Laurie, I know.
Adam, that's been a tool of narcissists for a while: "What you really see in others you see in yourself…"
Sorry, but Bullshit.
I just learned my mother sold items that were precious to me. This same woman also put my cats out during the two coldest months of the year.
Each time when confronted, she said she knew nothing about it.
Correct me if I am wrong, however I KNOW I would not have done that to her or ANYONE, so I really don't see how I am seeing in someone what I hold within myself.
Therefore I call that a fallacious argument with more holes than fishnet stockings, and the holes are just as large.
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Jamie Grimes I am sorry you are sooooo angry at life, I really hope you find some peace and joy.
22 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma that's a little condescending to speak that way about someone's misfortune, which sort of makes my point, doesn't it? 😉
22 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes im being genuine, your perception has you constantly on the defensive. is it so hard to believe someone really wishes you peace and joy.
22 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma No.
Sorry.
The perception argument fails based on how the comment was "written".
22 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma Being a writer, you notice these things. Nuances in writing, what was meant to be inflected, etc.
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Laurie AkaMom Overbey nope Adam it's the disappointment others have caused, and i KNOW i would never even consider the behaviors i have had to endure from them, so I am with Shiva on this one
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Jamie Grimes well except for maybe the writer?
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma And those "schools" are known as "lineage"
my god, I didn't thing I would have to host a refresher course here.
4 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma And you have the ego, which is why I have reflected it back at you, which is what I am "supposed to do" being what I say I am. 😉
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Jamie Grimes get over yourself just because you can tell me about the history of buddhism or quot the tenants of buddism or the noble truths doestn mean you are a good buddist. many christians can quote the bible for there own means also.
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Jamie Grimes i never said I didnt have an ego at all but I listen to my heart more often you are the one trying to pretend you are the holy one
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma I never pretend anything.
If you've read my posts, you would realize that. That's projection, hon.
4 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma And there is nothing holy about Buddhism. It's essentially common sense. 😉
4 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes whatever helps you sleep at night and fullfills your need to perpetuate your negative view of humanity. if you are always looking for whats wrong with people then you will always find it. and that is common sense
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma However, YOU did state "there are multiple forms of Buddhism" and then essentially got butt hurt when I pointed out you were incorrect on even THAT simple point.
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Said like a true narcissist. The last time i heard a statement like that was from my wife, after she lied, cheated, stole, manipulated, knocked out my teeth, unprovoked, with witnesses, and then decided she was holier than though and went to india to try to prove it.
Right now she's under investigation by the IRS for tax fraud.
Are you sure you don't know Ania?
If you think this is mean, check out the history of Marpa and Naropa. 😉
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Effing iPhone spell correct. You know what I meant.
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Jamie Grimes im not butt hurt about you talking about buddhism im currently agry because you keep pulling this power play on my page. and trying to force your views on me. use your page all you want to push your agenda but learn when to walk away from someone elses page. this is your original post "The problem is each other usually turns into a HUGE disappointment" that was your opinion and now youve spent 2 days trying to push that on me. why do you feel the need to bring people down with you and suck there energy. congratulations you found me and I have tons of energy and im a fantastic target for someone like you because I do think with my heart. now find a new target because you can fill me with your seeds of doubt but I refuse to nurture that. I have a choice in the matter and now im gonna go do something productive instead of waste my time talking to a damn vampire. I know your energy you are a reptile.
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Jamie Grimes no im not your ex wife and now I know exactly why I was your target thanks for the info.
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma The only person that pulled and. Ego driven power play would be you. I was informative. You elected to tattempt a personal attack that has now backfired.
If that had nit happened, we would not be here now.
Accountability is key.
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Actually accountability, self accountability, is the main frving force behind ANY spiritual practice.
Yet people keep going into it like they have absolution from responsibility.
3 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes then take some accountability
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Driving force.
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Jamie Grimes then stop just blaming your ex wife for your divorce and stop attacking women on facebook that remind you of your ex wife. move on
3 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma What ex wife?
What divorce?
Have you been paying attention, or blinded by your own ego?
You don't think I attack male spiritual materialists (since you used the word attack, though that's really not what I'm doing. Defensive, much?) just as equally as women?
I don't care who you are, age race, sex, sexual preference, you spout off misguided bs that sends people in th. Wring direction, making more spiritual materialists and spiritual narcissists, such as her (the inky reason she is used is because she is a PRIME example of what NOT to do) and I will pounce on you like the tiger I am.
I came in politely and just followed the direction it was taken.
You steered this course, not I.
You could say I was reactionary. 😉
3 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes no you are a true manipulator
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Jamie Grimes sorry your "wife"
3 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma Nope. Not at all. But you can project that if you like.
I don't mind.
3 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma Pisces, dear. I go with the flow…..
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma iPhone spell forest is the worst (I let that one stand to show how bad it is)
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Sean Hair Just wikipidia'ed narcissism again, what do you know. Seems to me, through your posts shiva, you should have your picture in there. Hotchkiss' seven deadly sins of narcissism is particularly interesting to look at as you go through this whole thread. From your own assessment of yourself, it seems you know what is right when it come to individual spirituality and our connection with it. Hail Shiva the almighty fb profit, the all knowing one that loves all and allows all to be what they are meant to be, bull [email protected] shit. You are just another lost soul who thinks they know the way. You have already failed yourself to think you have it figured out. I know I don't know anything when it comes to your spirituality. I do know what it means to be empathetic, I believe empathy allows us to truly understand another perspective. Unfortunately your brain is a limiting factor when attempting to be empathetic, judgments made by your the personality will keep you blind to the truth of those beings around you and keep you blind to the true feelings inside you and will continue to keep you blind to any teachings by any spiritual thought. Try meditating while playing basketball, kinda the same thing don't you think. Your passion will destroy you unless you let it go.
2 hours ago · Like · 1
Sean Hair If you are not a troll then why so much negative passion on this page, why not talk to me like you would in person.
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Like a troll, you came in, flamed, and ducked out.
2 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma Operative term is "flamed".
2 hours ago · Like
Sean Hair Wow dude, seriously wikipedia narcissistic personality disorder. Be sure to check out the symptoms section, I don't know you well enough but from what I have seen here and on your page you fit all but the jealousy and sets unrealistic goals.
2 hours ago · Like
Sean Hair this info could save your life
2 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes he came in to support me because he is genuinenly my friend and not a troll
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Sean Hair ‎"This desire is implanted in a part of his brain that's immune to reason or argument. Consequently, there's no chance that we can get him to see that he always cavils at my attempts to promote peace, prosperity, and quality of life, both here and abroad" straight outta wiki
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Still trolling, I see.
2 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes its called support what you are doing is trolling and hijacking. this post was never about you originally now you are the main topic. YOU WIN!!!!
2 hours ago · Like

Shiva Bodhi Dharma The issue is you don't know me, nor how selfless inhabe been through out my life, something a narcissist is not capable of, due to it only being about them. You don't know that I put other people in the spotlight or let them take it, becaus…
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Sean Hair You hit numbers 2,3,5 and 7 in Hotchkiss' seven deadly sins of narcissism with that one
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Sean Hair well the one before
2 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes you poor selfless thing, now tell me again about how wonderful you are and how horrible everyone else is to you.
2 hours ago · Unlike · 1
Shiva Bodhi Dharma You don't know that i have always put others before me, due to real compassion and empathy. A narcissist would not know how to even begin to do that, since they are unable to feel compassion or empathy.

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Sean Hair You don't have to justify your selflessness to me. You stated it as fact a long time ago. "I am selfless", isn't that an oxymoron or something?
2 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma So, please, do continue.
2 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes did you put others before you first so you could reinforce how they let you down when they are not capable of reciprocating and on and on and on the circle goes
2 hours ago · Unlike · 1
Shiva Bodhi Dharma I won't even correct that. I really would like to see more of your pearls of wisdom.
2 hours ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma And, jamie, narcissist never learn the lesson. Isn't that exact type of response and attitude how we got to the point of me illustrating how little you know of even the quote you posted that began this debacle?
Just an observation.
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Sean Hair ‎"According to Hotchkiss,[8] narcissists do not recognize that they have boundaries and that others are separate and are not extensions of themselves. Others either exist to meet their needs or may as well not exist at all. Those who provid…
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Jamie Grimes I know the game cause I was a vampire once too but I grew up and you will never convince me to lose faith in my fellow wo/man no matter how many buttons you attempt to push.
2 hours ago · Like
Jamie Grimes well hot damn sean you just hit the nail on the head
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Sean Hair elevating others, put them in the spotlight, for your self view, selfless, is important in keeping the delusion alive. Common defensive tactic for a narcissist
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Jamie Grimes I love people I will always love people. I will always recognize that as humans we have the ability to be good, bad and everything in between with all sorts of ugly faults myself included. damn it's good to be on this ride on spaceship earth.
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Jamie Grimes hey sean you know what im grateful for? im grateful that I woke up this morning, Im grateful the sun is shining, im grateful that I can move, play, dance, love, learn, grow at least figuratively cause we all know im not getting any taller L…
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Sean Hair I am grateful for all the life I experience, all the joy, all the pain. I am grateful for my friends who are there for me when I need help. I am grateful I know how to copy and paste;)
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Sean Hair ‎"The infant's experience of the mother was that the mother intentionally frustrated him. So one of the Objects he carries with him in his unconscious is that of an intentionally frustrating authority figure. This is one of his Objects he draws upon to help him understand his relationships and predict people's behavior in the present." wikipedia
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma One, jamie, your inflammatory way of addressing others she's you STILL ARE a vampire.
You're playing to the crowd, baby, the microcosm of your ego that is supported by your friends.
If I were a narciissist, I would be doing this in MY forum…
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Humans will never cease to be entertaining to me, in their self absorbed idiocy.
It's like fear factor. The shit people will do to get on television.
The shot people will do, thinking they are impressing their friends….lolololololol!!!!!!
about an hour ago · Like
Jamie Grimes im not playing the victim at all I am writing a gratitude list so that my heart can feel joy again instead of the frustration you have been attempting to feed me. try it sometimes. gratitude lists are awesome for the soul. im not trying to impress my friend he already knows who I am and he has seen me at my darkest moments in life.
about an hour ago · Like
Sean Hair The shit people will do to stay on someone else's page
about an hour ago · Like
Sean Hair You did take it to your own forum but no one commented so you came back over here to feed yourself some more shit
about an hour ago · Like
Jamie Grimes and I know what you are doing. you are gonna keep pushing buttons and trying to get me sooo angry that I delete you so then you can go on your page and talk shit about me and play the victim some more and prove to yoursefl that you already knew who and what I was and that I did exactly what you thought so you must be right again while everyone else around you is wrong and evil.
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Sean Hair ‎"This desire is implanted in a part of his brain that's immune to reason or argument. Consequently, there's no chance that we can get him to see that he always cavils at my attempts to promote peace, prosperity, and quality of life, both here and abroad"
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma No, no one cares about your idiotic, childish drama. And my friends work. I'm on break. 😉
about an hour ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma But, mostly, I didn't take it to my page. And, I'm still loving the oblivity from the both of you.
Please go on…..
about an hour ago · Like
Jamie Grimes youve done it over and over and over again on this thread shiva but you havent yet convinced me to hate you in fact as condescending as this sounds I feel sorry for you and how much you are hurting and I still hope you find some joy and peace in your life so that you can stop turning peoes beautiful ideologies into your own personal version of hell.
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Sean Hair ‎"The paranoid-schizoid position is characterized by part object relationships. Part objects are a function of splitting, which takes place in phantasy. At this developmental stage, experience can only be perceived as all good or all bad. A…
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Sean Hair ‎"The anxieties of the paranoid schizoid position are of a persecutory nature, fear of the ego’s annihilation.[12]:33 Splitting allows good to stay separate from bad. Projection is an attempt to eject the bad in order to control through omnipotent mastery. Splitting is never fully effective, according to Klein, as the ego tends towards integration."
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma And I mean, by oblivity, the insult with one breath, yet pretend to be all holier than thou the next. That's 100% pure spiritual narcissism, right there. Can't get much purer than that. We need to bottle this.
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Sean Hair In children, inflated self-views and grandiose feelings, which are characteristics of narcissism, are part of the normal self-development. Children are typically unable to understand the difference between their actual from ideal self, whic…
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Sean Hair The loss of personal boundaries, and the absorption of the self into a quasi-public world, is one of the key features associated with psychosis.
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Sean, do you even understand what you're pasting? I'm going to wager a big fat "No".
about an hour ago · Like
Shiva Bodhi Dharma Because everytime you make a self descriptive post, I'm laughing at you, because I recognize there is no hope for you.
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Sean Hair ‎"Certain facts are clear. For instance, we must establish democracy and equality. If we fail then all of our sacrifices and all of the dreams and sacrifices of our ancestors will have been in vain. The key is to realize that Shashank keeps…
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Wow….I don't even know what periodical that comes from, however it is fascinating, so, please continue, mr. Troll.
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Jamie Grimes he's not a troll you are because he is welcome here and you no longer are. My first mistake was engaging you with my vision of hope and faith in humanity. Because you have no idea who and what you are if you cannot see that you have spent 2…
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Jamie Grimes I am not your evil mother or your evil wife now leave me alone to live in peace.
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma You went off the reservation when you first appeared so the title fits.
And you guys realize I will be screenshotting this for posterity, right?
I mean, even though you don't see your own inanity, I guarantee others will enjoy this.
55 minutes ago · Like
Jamie Grimes Good let em read it cause anyone who thinks you are a wise holyman needs there head checked. Now leave me alone.
30 minutes ago · Like
Jamie Grimes In fact it will show people your true colors so by all means share away.
29 minutes ago · Like
Sean Hair they are already reading it
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma Your first mistake was insulting someone in a sing songy way, as though you felt youbhad a right to, and when that was pointed out, defended by attacking.
"I can do it to you, but you can't do it to me!!!!"
narcissism 101.
I said a long time ago, I don't care of you delete me.
You showed me you true colors with that one encounter.
And, just like a narcissist, instead of apologizng for something that was blatanltly wrong to everyone but you and sean (have you noticed you are the only ones continuing this?) you decided to try to justify your action.
Do a web search about how to deal with a narcissist, when you are done being rude and idiotic toward people, and you will see you committed the first three narciissist traits in that first exchange.
The FIRST exchange.
Narcissists don't like being told they are either. They respond like you did. Narcissistic rage response. It combines mirroring and projection.
It was even pointed out directly that's what you did, an you continued to put it on me.
So, PLEASE understand exactly what you did wrong, however, you will not.
23 minutes ago · Like
Jamie Grimes its the way i write when im sad, happy, angry if you actually knew me you would have understood.i did nothing wrong you are harrassing me stop now
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Jamie Grimes i see things that you post often and if i dont agree i move on because you are entitled to post what you want on your own page but you are not alllowed to be doing what you are currently doing there are rules about that now go back to your miserable existence and leave me to my normally joy filled life.
20 minutes ago · LikeShiva Bodhi Dharma And anyone Reading back to the top of this can SEE who made the first truly inflammatory, as in DIRECTED AT SOMEONE statement, and it sure as hell wasn't ME.
but That is exactly how narciissists operate, even when it's right in front of them, proof and all, it's somehow still someone else's fault, and not theirs.
Again, it's in PRINT who threw the first insult and was you. And then you tried the "you're just too thin skinned" argument. I lived with people like this for over 37 years. I know those tricks.
And now, anyone Reading this knows them too.
19 minutes ago · Like
Jamie Grimes by the way i bow to no man and no matter how you bully me i will not bow to you aor your will. power play over!
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Shiva Bodhi Dharma So thank you for the entertainment on my slow first day of work.
This was good to get me used to being not on FB while working. Even of I hav been wasting my breath because THERE IS NO CURE FIR NARCISSISM.
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